Happy New Year Y'all!

Happy New Year!!!!
All of my best wishes go out to everyone for 2009 dreams to come true!

It was a beautiful sunny day here in North Texas. Got a fridge full of leftovers, and a healthier eating plan right around the corner. So, what to do?

THIS.



Ham and White Scalloped Potatoes-
Plenty of leftover honey baked ham
3 large russett potatoes
2 cups half and half
1 cup milk
4 left over green onions sliced (or yellow onion if you have it)
3 heaping wood spoons of flour
3 tablespoons of butter
3/4 pkg of 16 oz swiss cheese, shredded.
salt, pepper, nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375.
Melt butter in sauce pan.
Add green onion and cook until onion is soft.
Add flour and stir to make a paste.
Slowly add half and half, then milk whisking out any lumps.
Add salt, pepper and nutmeg, (a good sprinkle of each, although light on the salt because of the ham.)
Cook whisking almost constantly until thick and bubbly. Set aside.
Butter an oblong baking dish.
Peel and thinly slice the potatoes.
Layer half of potatoes in bottom of dish. Scatter the ham on top. Pepper the layer, add half the swiss cheese, and then do another layer of potato, ham, pepper and cheese.
Pour sauce over all and put a sprinkle of nutmeg on top for color.
Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.

This is super easy and can use as much or as little ham as you have left. Also budget friendly right after christmas. Trust me on the nutmeg. Especially if you have a honey baked ham...the sweet spices on the ham, with the cloves will cook down and the nutmeg will really enhance that too. Sleep fat and happy after this meal!